Don't know about "home," as I recall you just jog the cutting point to
where you want it to be. I could be wrong about that, but in any case, it
works.
Click unlock to release/activate the laser cutter. It is locked by default
or when you first turn it on, I believe, & when locked, you can't use it. A
safety precaution.
Sorry I wasn't around last night, I attended a different meeting of another
important group I'm part of & hadn't seen in awhile. Success?
+11+
On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:54 PM, Phil Spitler <phil at bonfirelabs.com> wrote:
> Ok, It's firing ;-) The magnet had shifted.
>> One more question I can't seem to find in the wiki.
>> How do I tell the printer where "home" is.
>> If I jog to a position, does it start printing from there?
>> Also, the head is moving left and right but isn't moving top to bottom so
> I am just ending up with a single thin line etched.
>> What does the "lock" button do in the app?
>> Sorry for the newbie questions.
>> Cheers.
>> Phil
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>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 9:39 PM, Martin Bogomolni wrote:
>> Click red button, try firing. Click red button, try firing again.
>> Make sure you also have dialed up the amperage so that the arrow is
> pointing straight up towards the back of the machine. (I make it a
> habit to turn the knob all the way down when I'm done using the laser)
>> -M
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 9:33 PM, Phil Spitler <phil at bonfirelabs.com> wrote:
>> Ok, back at Noisebridge and reducing the speed seems to have fixed that
>> issue.
>>> My next issue is that the laser doesn't seem to fire at all.
>>> I tried pressing the 2 green buttons but nothing happens.
>>> The instructions also say that the small red button should be in the down
>> position but that button doesn't seem to have a down state.
>>> arghhhh... so close yet so far.
>>> Any ideas on this one?
>>> Cheers.
>>> Phil
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>>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 12:49 AM, Phil Spitler wrote:
>>> Great, so you think think it's just a speed issue? That is EXCELLENT news.
>>> I'll try tomorrow evening if I can get to NoiseBridge.
>>> I hope tomorrow I don't have the connection issue and therefore be able to
>> get cutting.
>>> Much appreciated.
>>> Phil
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>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 9, 2013, at 12:44 AM, Martin Bogomolni wrote:
>>> Slow down! What you're experiencing is called stepper binding.
>>> Please lower the speed down, and you'll stop seeing the head do that.
>> It's because the whole machine is 1) very dirty and 2) I just adjusted
>> the head to ride the rails .. the pulleys have been loose and dragging
>> for a long time, which means they can bind.
>>>> =M
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 12:24 AM, Phil Spitler <phil at bonfirelabs.com>
> wrote:
>>> "some" progress was made.
>>>> Somehow the PC is now connected to the Laser cutter and it can control it,
>>> not sure what changed, it could have been the magnet, I also reseated all
>>> the cords.
>>>> However now when I try to print a document from Retina Engrave, the print
>>> head shoots to the left side of the printer and keeps hitting the side of
>>> the case.
>>>> It's as if it doesn't know where zero is. I am calling it a day today but
>>> may try again tomorrow evening.
>>>> Any idea on this issue?
>>>> Thanks again.
>>>> Phil
>>>>> Phil Spitler | Creative Technologist | Bonfire Labs | t :
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 8, 2013, at 11:32 PM, Casey Callendrello wrote:
>>>> This often happens when two copies of RetinaEngrave are running. First try
>>> rebooting the laser cutter computer.
>>>> If that doesn't fix it, it means we've probably fried the USB board.
>>> According to the intrepid hacker who has one of his own, this can happen
>>> when the tube gets weak (which ours definitely has). Let's hope this isn't
>>> the case.
>>>> --Casey
>>>>>> On 4/8/13 11:19 PM, Tony Longshanks LeTigre wrote:
>>>> Hey, sending a quick note / desperate plea for help re: the lasercutter
>>>> to a few people I think have been knowledgeable on the subject. I was
>>>> supposed to give Phil (CC'd) a tutorial on how to use it tonight @
>>>> Noisebridge & we ran into a wall. Tried everything we could think of,
>>>> but RetinaEngrave persistently displayed an "Attempting to Connect"
>>>> status bubble without ever succeeding or advancing past that stage.
>>>> Furthermore, we couldn't even get the laser engraver itself to jog or
>>>> move at all. The laser test worked, but that was it. We had several
>>>> others look at it & tried most every variable: cords, software, logging
>>>> in as different users, &c, to no avail. Among the few things we haven't
>>>> tried are unplugging or replacing the card that the connecting USB cord
>>>> plugs into on the laser cutter, and....suggestions? We do know, on the
>>>> encouraging side, that Martin B. used this lasercutter, apparently with
>>>> success, as recently as one day ago. CCing to Martin. (Sorry if you're
>>>> getting multiple messages.) Martin, do you think in the course of your
>>>> "checkup" on the machine the other day there is anything you might have
>>>> changed that could explain this impasse?
>>>>> Thanks for any help you can offer!
>>>>> +11+
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